Just Mercy Vocabulary

He moved on to the other subjects, but it was clear that his heart and mind were aligned with the ____________of the condemned and those facing unjust treatment in jails. and prisons.

• aback

• litigation

• plight

• disillusioned

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

make known; passing on of information He explained tht the man had been on the(death) row for over two years and that they didn;t yet have a lawyer to take his case; my job was to ________to this man one simple message: You will not be killed in the next year.

• disillusioned

• visitation

• convey

• clinical

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

I walked down the corridor to the legal visitaion area, each step echoing __________across the spotless tiled floor.

• convey

• aback

• ominously

• clinical

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

to hold back it seemed that we were all clocked in an unwelcome garment of racial difference that ______________, confided and restricted us.

• convey

• constrain

• visitation

• clinical

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

the act of going to see some person or place I walked down a tunneled corridor to the legal ________________area, each step echoing ominously across the spotless tiled floor.

• plight

• aback

• visitation

• convey

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

If you stubbornly refuse to change your mind about something, you are _______ about it.

• jurisdiction

• adamant

• solemn

• excited

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What does condemn mean?

• to understand others

• denounce or openly criticize

• without knowledge or intent

• take something back

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does the word 'plight' mean in the context of 'Just Mercy'?

• A) A sudden surprise

• B) Legal proceedings

• C) A difficult or adverse situation

• D) A feeling of disappointment

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

In 'Just Mercy', what is the meaning of the word 'convey'?

• A) To mislead

• B) To visit

• C) To communicate or make known

• D) To analyze

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

How is the word 'ominously' used in 'Just Mercy'?

• A) Cheerfully

• B) Threateningly

• C) Casually

• D) Indifferently

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4